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A new way of suppressing the brain waves underpinning tremors – Tech Explorist
UK researchers have used electrical pulses to help suppress the tremors typically found in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease.
Tremors are severely disabling, causing involuntary shakes affecting the hands, head, legs, or other body parts. The movements are thought to result from rogue brain waves or aberrant oscillations in regions associated with motor functions. But their underlying cause is still largely unknown, making it difficult to treat symptoms with drugs.
In a new study by the UK Dementia Research Institute, scientists have discovered a way of suppressing the brain waves underpinning tremors without the need…
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